European Commission launches the European Board on Agriculture and Food

Chaired by Commissioner for Food and Agriculture, Christophe Hansen, the European Board on Agriculture and Food aims at sustaining a new culture of dialogue, trust and multistakeholder participation, among the actors of the food supply chain and civil society, as well as with the Commission.

European Commission President von der Leyen said: 

“Agriculture is at the heart of our Europe's future. Today, we carry forward the energy of the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture to build trust and bring people together. The European Board on Agri-food is to tackle the full complexity of the agri-food value chain, supporting our farmers and a driving a more resilient, competitive, and sustainable agri-food system.”

A call for applications was published today to form the Board's membership. It will be composed of maximum 30 member organisations representing three categories of stakeholders: the farming community, other actors of the food supply chain, and civil society including in areas such as environment and climate, animal welfare or consumer issues. There should be a balanced representation of these three categories of stakeholders in this group. The organisations who apply for membership should demonstrate the broadest relevant competence and expertise in areas relevant to agriculture and food at Union level and display the widest geographical representativeness across Member States. They should also be registered in the Transparency Register.

The deadline for submitting applications to the EBAF will be on 8 January 2025. The Commission will evaluate all applications and aims to finalise the Board's membership at the beginning of 2025. The Board's first meeting will be convened immediately after.

More information:

Full European Commission press release